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FXUS61 KILN 310536
AFDILN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
136 AM EDT MON MAR 31 2025
SYNOPSIS
DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A MORE ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS ONCE AGAIN BY MIDWEEK AND BEYOND, WITH A
FAVORABLE SETUP FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS THROUGH THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WORKWEEK.
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/
COVERAGE OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY SHOULD DECREASE FROM
THE WEST OVERNIGHT. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH DAYBREAK AS THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE AREA.
IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT LOWS TONIGHT RANGE FROM THE LOWER 40S
NORTHWEST TO THE MID 50S SOUTHEAST.
SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/
QUIETER CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON MONDAY AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE AREA IN
THE FAR SOUTHEAST SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. LINGERING SHOWERS PERSIST
IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. DRIER CONDITIONS EVOLVE
AREA WIDE BY LATE IN THE DAY BUT CLOUDS LOOK TO LINGER. TEMPERATURES
NEARLY-STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH THE 50S AND INTO THE 40S BY
LATE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH GUST UP TO 25 MPH.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GREAT LAKES WITH SKIES BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY MONDAY NIGHT. CHILLY TEMPERATURES WITH LOWS FROM NEAR
30 NORTHWEST TO THE UPPER 30S SOUTHEAST.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
BUILDING HEIGHTS ON TUESDAY WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT LOWS OVERNIGHT
ABOUT 10-15 FROM THAT MORNING'S MIN TEMP. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL RANGE
FROM 50 IN THE NORTH TO NEAR 60 JUST SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY,
SETTING OFF A FEW SHOWERS AS IT CROSSES. BEHIND IT, SOUTHEAST WIND
WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE, ADVECTING WARMER AIR INTO THE
REGION. BOTH WINDS AND HIGH TEMPS ON THIS DAY ARE UNDERPLAYED IN
GUIDANCE. HAVE INCREASED BOTH BUT THIS WAS MORE NOTICEABLE ON THE
WIND FIELD.
DEEP ZONAL SW FLOW WILL PULL IN SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION
DURING THE DAY. IN THE EVENING, AN UPPER LEVEL LOBE OF VORTICITY
WILL DEVELOP WELL AHEAD OF THE PARENT LOW THAT SHOULD TRACK THROUGH
NORTHERN MN. HEAVY RAINFALL INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS LOOKS TO TAKE AIM ON THE REGION DURING THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS OF WEDNESDAY.
THE SYSTEM WILL TAIL OFF OVER THE TRI-STATE AND THEN ORIENT MORE WSW-
ENE ON THURSDAY. THE DEEP ZONAL FLOW CONTINUES WITH A MORE WESTERLY
COMPONENT AND A SURFACE HIGH BUILDS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST. THERE
SHOULD BE AN AREA OF FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE REGION THURSDAY, WITH A
STATIONARY FRONT LAYING OUT SW-NE IN THE EVENING. THE CONTINUED
PLUME OF MOISTURE CO-LOCATED WITH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND A
DEVELOPING FRONT WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN THROUGH
FRIDAY.
THE STATIONARY FRONT IS PROGGED TO LINGER SW-NE OVER THE REGION, AND
ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN DEVELOPING TO THE NORTH OF IT OVER THE CWA
COULD BEGIN FRIDAY NIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH SATURDAY.
TIMING OF WAVES ALONG THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL NOT BECOME
APPARENT FOR A FEW DAYS YET, BUT THE BOUNDARY AND ATMOSPHERIC
PROFILE ABOVE IT ARE BEING FORECAST QUITE UNIFORMLY BY MODELS FOR
THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
THE MAIN TAKEAWAY IS THE INCREASED THREAT FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
CONSISTENT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL BE
ENHANCED AT TIMES WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING NE ALONG THE
STATIONARY FRONT. THIS PATTERN WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING THREAT TO THE REGION.
AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE TAF SITES TOWARD 12Z. THIS
MAY BRING A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS, BUT THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE A WIND
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE, THE CEILINGS ARE LIKELY TO LOWER
BELOW 3,000 FEET IN THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE
MARGINAL CLOUD BASES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
BEFORE SCATTERING OUT AROUND 00Z.
OUTLOOK...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
SYNOPSIS...AR
NEAR TERM...AR
SHORT TERM...AR
LONG TERM...FRANKS
AVIATION...
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